Saturday, April 14, 2012

Starting this weekend, solidarity friends fromdifferent U.S. cities, Canada and Europe willgather in the capital of the United States todenounce the colossal injustice committed againstthe Cuban 5 and to demand that PresidentObama immediately release these men whose onlycrime was to defend their people from the scourgeof terrorism. Until the Cuban 5 return to theirhomeland the solidarity movement will continue todemand that the U.S. government grant regularvisas to all the family members of the Five.

The activist converging in DC will be makingtheir voices heard in a variety of ways: visitingmembers of Congress and Senators, distributinginformation to the public, showing documentaries,protesting at the White House, participating incultural and political events and bringingtogether known personalities such as DoloresHuerta, Cindy Sheehan, Danny Glover, Wayne Smith and others.

Already appearing in the streets of Washington,D.C. are large posters with the graphic of thecampaign "Obama Give me Five" along withinformation about the events. This effort isbeing carried out by teams of local DC supporters of the Cuban 5.

Today a full page ad announcing the activities ofthe 5 days came out in the popularWashington

City Paper that has a circulation of 73,000 in the area.

This grassroots effort now taking place inWashington DC is a way to counter the more than13 years of silence by the corporate media around the case of the Cuban 5.

FROM WASHINGTON DC AND FROM ALL THE CORNERS OFTHE PLANET, FROM APRIL 17 TO THE 21, LET'S RAISEOUR VOICES FOR GERARDO, RAMON, ANTONIO, FERNANDO and RENE.

IT IS TIME THAT THE FIVE RETURN TO CUBA TO THEIR LOVED ONES

COMPLETE SCHEDULE APRIL 17-21

Tuesday, April 17

All day of lobbying on Capitol Hill (Toparticipate in lobby's activities call 510-219-0092 or 415-269-7917)

Wednesday, April 18

Lobby activities continue with distribution ofinformation to elected officials.2pm-4:30pm: Discussion of the Flawed Trial of theCuban Five as Described in Stephen Kimbers'sBook, What Lies Across the Water at theUniversity of California Washington Center 1608Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.7pm: Screening of the documentary "Will the RealTerrorist Please Stand Up, Nyumburu CulturalCenter at University of Maryland, College Park,MD 20740

10 am: Meeting with leaders of differentreligious denominations, with Special Guest: Rev.Dora Arce-Valentín, Presbyterian Reformed Churchin Cuba. Cuban Theologian and professor of theEvangelical Theological Seminary of Matanzas.1 pm: Picket/rally at the White House, peoplewill be coming from DC and cities all over thecountry including buses from New York.

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is a news and discussion forum for supporters of political prisoners, prisoners of war, politicized social prisoners, and victims of police and state intimidation.

This blog is organized and updated autonomously of the disbanded Break the Chains Prisoner Support Network formerly based in Eugene, Oregon. While this online project shares several of the same concerns as the old Break the Chains collective, no formal organization exists behind the current web presence.

"I will never surrender my pride and dignity nor allow the system to 'cut my tongue' and I will always, without fear, speak out against these war crimes and crimes against humanity, no matter if I spend the rest of my life in a prison cage, and draw my last breath of air laying down in this steel bed surrounded by razor-wire fences and cages, and its prison policies that are designed to destroy one's humanity…."